GOES-R Turns "Sweet 16"GOES-R Turns "Sweet 16"https://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&threadId=221667532020-06-07T09:34:08Z2020-06-07T09:34:08ZGOES-R Turns "Sweet 16"John D. Moorehttps://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=221667522016-12-06T16:38:56Z2016-12-06T16:38:08Z<strong>GOES-R is now GOES-16!</strong><strong>November 30, 2016</strong>Yesterday, November 29, 2016, NOAA&#039;s GOES-R satellite executed its final liquid apogee engine burn without anomaly. This has placed the satellite approximately 22,000 miles away with an inclination of 0.0 degrees, meaning it has reached geostationary orbit. GOES-R is now GOES-16!Later today, GOES-16 will perform its second stage solar array deployment, releasing the solar array yoke and solar pointing platform. In the days that follow, the software will be transitioned from the &#039;orbit raising&#039; mission phase to &#039;operational,&#039; several maneuvers will be conducted to adjust the satellites precise orbit, and the magnetometer boom will be deployed. Testing and calibration of GOES-16 will then begin.John D. Moore2016-12-06T16:38:08Z